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Long Road to Recovery for Low-Income Wildfire Survivors

Experts say insurance for renters and low-income homeowners could help ease the path to recovery.

Capital & Main · Oct 3, 2024

‘Left with nothing’: inside California’s wildfire home insurance crisis

As California sees increasingly devastating fires, Butte county residents lose their insurance – and homes

The Guardian - US · Aug 10, 2024

Old power lines plus climate change mean a growing risk of utilities starting fires

Texas investigators say the largest wildfire in state history appears to be caused by a power line. Aging utility infrastructure ups the risk of starting wildfires as the climate heats up.

WEKU · Mar 12, 2024

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3 strategies Maui can adopt from other states to help prevent dangerous wildfires

In preparing for future fires, Maui doesn't have to look far. States like California have passed wildfire policies to reduce the risk that a community will be destroyed.

WEKU · Aug 18, 2023

Are downed power lines possible cause of deadly Maui wildfires?

Videos showing downed power lines apparently sparking some of the early blazes in Maui have become key evidence in search for cause

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2023

Videos put scrutiny on downed power lines as possible cause of deadly Maui wildfires

Videos showing downed power lines apparently sparking some of the early blazes in the Maui wildfires have become key evidence in the search for a cause

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2023

California wildfires reversed years of climate change progress in 2020 alone, study says

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s record-setting wildfires of 2020 destroyed 4.2 million acres of forest — and erased years of progress the state made on battling climate change.

Tribune News Service · Oct 19, 2022

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California barely avoided blackouts during heat wave. Was that a win or a wake-up call?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It was a 10-day test of California’s ability to keep the lights on and maintain its green-energy crusade, an unprecedented heat wave that pushed the state’s power grid to the brink of rolling blackouts.

Tribune News Service · Sep 14, 2022

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